As an artistic medium, glass can be used creatively to create some very interesting optical illusions, bending and refracting light and images to trick the eye in endless ways. The optical and physical properties of glass make it an ideal medium for captivating the eye and the mind.
Even the stem of an ordinary wine glass [...]

Knowing the terms and jargon of glassmaking and glass collecting can take years to learn.

The Just Glass Online glossary is a great reference to help you understand glass industry nomenclature and common glass collector’s terminology [...]

Murano is renowned for its history and influence over the craft and art of glassmaking.

Over nearly 1,000 years of glassmaking and skills being passed down from generation to generation have enabled the development and refinement of many innovative glass art techniques in Murano [...]

One of America’s iconic glass making companies, Blenko has operated continuously since 1921 in West Virginia.

Begun as a stained glass manufacturer, Blenko turned to stemware and tableware during the Depression and later became identified with the American studio glass movement [...]

If you want to appreciate the craft of glass art, it helps to begin by knowing a little about the history of the medium and the studio glass art movement.

Glass art developed out of the glassmaking industry and has now evolved to include hand and mold glass blowing, stained and etched glass techniques and glass sculpture [...]

Just take a walk through the nearest fine gift or antique shop. You’ll quickly see that there is a huge variety of figurines from which to choose.
When starting a collection, quality is important but so is having a good grasp of what type of figurine on which to focus. Do you want sports pieces? Florals? [...]

When you are searching with a view toward the purchase of a stained glass window, there are many aspects of the purchase to consider.
One of the main considerations will of course be the cost of the item. If you want to buy something that is antique, or older and well documented such as a tiffany [...]

Decorative window films, also called faux stained glass or frosted window films, are plastic coatings to use over your older windows.
They have the advantage of making a window shatter proof, which is wonderful for older, more brittle window, while they add decorating savvy and also hide an unsightly wavy glass or a bad view without [...]

Turn your window or entry door into a true work of art by learning how to etch glass yourself [...]

The art of a gaffer (glassblower) is one that truly astounds. Working with glass in a semi-liquid state, these people make wondrous pieces of art. From what we can tell, the art originated in Syria around the first Century BC, being used to make vessels for water and wine.
From here, the methods touched other areas [...]